Description: These programs are designed to promote quality and distinction in educational measurement and related fields. They are also meant to encourage original and significant research for scholars and graduate students. The goal of the ETS R&D Fellowship and Internship programs is to provide opportunities for talented scholars and students from diverse backgrounds — especially traditionally underrepresented groups such as African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, and American Indians — to carry out research under the mentorship of ETS senior research scientists and psychometricians. These programs encourage research in areas such as:
- Measurement Theory
- Validity
- Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics
- Cognitive Psychology
- Learning Theory
- Linguistics
- Speech Recognition and Processing
- Teaching and Classroom Research
- Statistics
- International Large Scale Assessments
Award: The program provides a $5,000 summer stipend, round-trip airfare to the host location, living expenses abroad, and an introduction to the society, culture, language, and research environment of the host location.
ETS is seeking graduate students for the summer internship program in research. The program focuses on major research activities that will occur in 2010. Interns participate in areas that reflect the growing role of educational measurement and its underlying theory and technologies. Selected interns conduct research under the guidance of ETS mentors in Princeton, NJ. Graduate students who are currently enrolled in a full-time doctoral program in one of the areas listed above and who have completed a minimum of two years of coursework toward their PhD or EdD prior to the program start date are eligible to apply.
The Harold Gulliksen psychometric research program seeks graduate students who have completed their doctoral coursework and are at the dissertation stage of their program working on a dissertation related to statistics, psychometrics, educational/psychological measurement or quantitative methods. Selected fellows study at their universities and carry out research under the supervision of an academic mentor and in consultation with an ETS scientist. The goal of this program is to increase the number of well-trained scientists in educational measurement, psychometrics, and statistics.
The postdoctoral fellowship programs seek individuals who hold a doctorate in one of the disciplines listed above. These programs provide talented scholars an opportunity to carry out independent research under the mentorship of ETS senior researchers. The programs are designed to promote excellence and to encourage original and significant research for early-career and seasoned scholars. ETS’s Sylvia Taylor Johnson Minority Fellowship in Educational Measurement is among the group of postdoctoral fellowship programs. Applicants interested in the Sylvia Taylor Johnson fellowship must have received their doctorate within the past 10 years.
Eligibility: The ETS Fellowship and Internship programs seek applicants who either hold a doctoral degree or who are enrolled in a doctoral program in one of the above fields and who are interested in research opportunities. I would like your help in getting this information out to your colleagues and your very best graduate students and alumni. I encourage you and your colleagues to identify strong candidates and ask them to apply.
Deadlines: The application process will open on November 1, 2009 and will close on February 1, 2010
--NEW-- The NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students
Description: The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) is a flagship international fellowship program for developing the next generation of globally-engaged U.S. scientists and engineers knowledgeable about the Asian and Pacific regions. The Summer Institutes are hosted by foreign counterparts committed to increasing opportunities for young U.S. researchers to work in research facilities and with host mentors abroad. Fellows are supported to participate in eight-week research experiences at host laboratories in Australia, China, Japan (10 weeks), Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan from June to August.
Award: The program provides a $5,000 summer stipend, round-trip airfare to the host location, living expenses abroad, and an introduction to the society, culture, language, and research environment of the host location.
Eligibility: As of the deadline date of the application year, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident;
- Enrolled in a research-oriented master's or Ph.D. degree program (including joint degree programs);
- Students enrolled in joint Bachelor/Master's programs must have graduated from the undergraduate degree;
- Enrolled at a U.S. institution in the United States; and
- Pursuing studies in fields of science and engineering research and education supported by the National Science Foundation (see Section X in solicitation for details).
Deadlines: December 8, 2009
--NEW-- Department of Energy Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE SCGF) program
Description: The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC) has established the DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE SCGF) program to provide support for outstanding students to pursue graduate training in basic research in areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science and to encourage the development of the next generation scientific and technical talent in the U.S.
Award: Fellows will receive a $35,000 yearly stipend for living expenses, $10, 500 per year for tuition and fees and a $5,000 research stipend supplement for research materials and travel expenses. Fellows will be required to participate in the annual DOE SCGF Research Conference to be held each summer at a DOE national laboratory. Travel expenses and accommodations to the Conference will be provided by the DOE SCGF program.
WDTS will award approximately 80 graduate fellowships to be funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). These fellowships will begin in the fall of the 2010-2011 academic year. WDTS anticipates awarding additional graduate fellowships for this academic year, pending appropriation of requested funds.
Eligibility: To be eligible to apply, students must:
- be an undergraduate senior majoring in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, engineering, environmental sciences, or computers sciences; or a first-year or second-year graduate student in a qualified research-focused Master’s or Ph.D. program at an accredited U.S. college or university at the time of applying;
- be enrolled as a full-time student at the time of applying;
- have completed a baccalaureate degree in a field of physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, engineering, environmental sciences, or computers sciences by July 31, 2010; and
- have an undergraduate cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.3 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) at the time of applying.
Deadlines: November 30, 2009
--NEW-- 2010 Environmental Public Policy & Conflict Resolution Dissertation Fellowship
Description: The Udall Foundation awards two one-year fellowships of up to $24,000 to doctoral candidates whose research concerns U.S. environmental public policy and/or U.S. environmental conflict resolution, and who are entering their final year of writing the dissertation. Dissertation Fellowships are intended to cover both academic and living expenses from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
Eligibility: Eligible fields of study include geography; marine sciences; environmental anthropology; political science; economics; environmental science, policy and management; ecology; environmental justice; regional planning; natural resource policy; environmental analysis and design, and many more. While scholarly excellence is of prime importance in selection of fellows, the Foundation is also seeking to identify individuals who have a demonstrated commitment to U.S. environmental public policy and/or U.S. environmental conflict resolution, and who have the potential to make a significant impact in the real world. Interdisciplinary projects are particularly welcome.
Deadlines: February 24, 2010
--NEW-- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
Description: The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,654 graduate fellowships in this competition pending availability of funds. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are in the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.
Eligibility: Fellowship applications must be submitted by the prospective Fellow. Applicants must register with Fastlane (https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/) prior to submitting an application and must affiliate with an accredited United States university, college, or non-profit academic institution or appropriate international institution of higher education offering advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics prior to activating the Fellowship award.
Deadlines: Due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time:
- November 02, 2009 (Interdisciplinary fields of Study)
- November 04, 2009 (Mathematical Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering)
- November 05, 2009 (Social Sciences; Psychology; Geosciences)
- November 06, 2009 (Life Sciences)
- November 10, 2009 (Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy)
- November 12, 2009 (Engineering)
SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
Description: The National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES), and Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) award grants to doctoral students to improve the quality of dissertation research. These grants provide funds for items not normally available through the student's university. Additionally, these grants allow doctoral students to undertake significant data-gathering projects and to conduct field research in settings away from their campus that would not otherwise be possible. Proposals are judged on the basis of their scientific merit, including the theoretical importance of the research question and the appropriateness of the proposed data and methodology to be used in addressing the question.
Deadlines:
Full Proposal Target Date: July 15, 2009
Linguistics
Full Proposal Target Date: August 1, 2009
Science, Technology, and Society
Full Proposal Target Date: August 15, 2009
Cultural Anthropology & Law and Social Science
Full Proposal Deadline Date: August 16, 2009
Physical Anthropology & Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics
Full Proposal Target Date: August 18, 2009
Economics & Decision, Risk & Management Sciences
Full Proposal Target Date: September 9, 2009
Science of Science and Innovation Policy
Full Proposal Deadline Date: October 15, 2009
Geography and Spatial Sciences
Full Proposal Target Date: October 15, 2009
Sociology
- To begin a proposal for this program, fill out the Infosheet.
- You may request your FastLane password.
- Search for additional funding opportunities at http://fundingopps2.cos.com
- Contact Research Information Services at 325-5868
- Contact Proposal Services at 325-3901
- Contact Research Administration at 325-4757
NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER
Fellowships 2010-2011
Description: The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities during the academic year, September 2010 through May 2011. Applicants must hold doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials. Young scholars as well as senior scholars are encouraged to apply, but they must have a record of publication, and new Ph.D.s should be aware that the Center does not support the revision of a doctoral dissertation. In addition to scholars from all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects. The Center is also international and gladly accepts applications from scholars outside the United States.
Eligibility: Most of the Center’s fellowships are unrestricted. Several, however, are designated for particular areas of research. These include environmental studies and history; English literature; art history; French history, literature, or culture; Asian Studies; and theology.
Award: Fellowships are individually determined, the amount depending upon the needs of the Fellow and the Center’s ability to meet them. The Center seeks to provide at least half salary and also covers travel expenses to and from North Carolina for Fellows and their dependents.
Deadline: Applicants submit the Center’s form, supported by a curriculum vitae, a 1000-word project proposal, and three letters of recommendation. You may request application material from Fellowship Program, National Humanities Center, Post Office Box 12256, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2256, or obtain the form and instructions from the Center’s website. Applications and letters of recommendation must be postmarked by October 15, 2009.
Description: The traditional Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Under a cooperative agreement with the Bureau, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) assists in the administration of the Fulbright Scholar Program for faculty and professionals.
Eligibility:
- U.S. citizenship at the time of application. Permanent resident status is not sufficient.
- A Ph.D. or equivalent professional/terminal degree (including a master's depending on the field) as appropriate at the time of application. For professionals and artists outside academe, recognized professional standing and substantial professional accomplishments.
- College or university teaching experience at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity as specified in the award description at the time of application.
- Foreign language proficiency as specified in the award description or as required for the completion of the proposed project. (Note: Except in certain world areas and countries, lecturing is in English.)
- Sound physical and mental health
- Limits apply to previous Fulbright Scholar grantees
Award: Generally speaking, Fulbright grants are budgeted to cover travel and living costs in-country for the grantee and their accompanying dependents. See the individual award listings for more specific information.
Deadline: August 1 2009, November 1 2009, February 1, 2010.
McKnight Neuroscience of Brain
Disorders Awards
Description: These awards support innovative efforts to solve the problems of neurological and psychiatric diseases. They encourage research aimed at translating laboratory discoveries about the brain and nervous system into diagnoses and therapies to improve human health.
Eligibility: Second and third year experimental or third year experimental or theoretical Nuclear/Particle physics graduate students who have finished (or nearly finished) their coursework.
Award: Each fellowship will cover tuition, fees, room and board, in addition to reimbursement of most, if not all, of the student's domestic, second-class round-trip airfare or mileage, whichever is less. Students will need to supply funds for incidentals, extra meals, etc.
Deadline: April 1, 2009
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
Description: The GRFP – the largest fellowship program in the nation that funds research-based science and engineering graduate education. This program currently provides benefits worth over $100,000,000 to U.S. citizen and permanent residents each year, and awardees bring great prestige to their institutions. Students normally apply during their senior undergraduate year, at the beginning of their first year of graduate study, and at the beginning of their second year of graduate study.
Award/Stipend: This program offers up to 3 years of graduate school support worth over $120,000 to each awardee - last year 913 awards were granted. Benefits include a $30,000 annual stipend, a $10,500 annual cost of education allowance, a one time $1,000 travel allowance, and access to TeraGrid supercomputing facilities.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents at or near the beginning of their graduate study seeking research-based Master’s and/or PhD degrees in NSF-supported science (including social science and psychology) and engineering disciplines are eligible to apply.
Deadline: Early November
The American Society for Engineering Education Fellowships
Description: These opportunities are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA). Each year, these agencies fund over $100,000,000 and attract over 14,000 applicants to eligible students in the STEM fields. Funding is available for undergraduate and graduate students, post doctoral researchers, faculty, and those on sabbatical leave.
Award/Stipend: Varies
Deadline: Varies, see the website for more information
East-West
Center Graduate Degree Study Fellowships
Description/Eligibility: Graduate students from universities world-wide, to work on research for a thesis or dissertation. Priority given to graduate students with research interests in the Asia Pacific region.
Award/Stipend: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Asia
Pacific Leadership Program
Description/Eligibility: Early- to mid-career professionals; currently enrolled graduate students; and recent university graduates from all countries.
Award/Stipend: Substantial funding for tuition, field studies and health insurance. Supplemental scholarship assistance for living expenses and housing in graduate residence hall.
Deadline: February
Ford Foundation,
International Fellowships Program (IFP)
Description/Eligibility: Fellowships target exceptional individuals, with academic talent and community leadership experience, from marginalized populations in developing nations. Fellows are drawn from social groups outside metropolitan centers that, historically, have had limited access to higher education.
Eligible countries currently represented at the EWC: China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Check the Ford IFP web site for complete list of eligible countries.
Award/Stipend: Tuition and fees, graduate residence hall room costs, health insurance, book allowance, living stipend, family fund, professional enhancement fund, and round-trip airfare.
Deadline: Refer to the Ford Foundation, International Fellowships Program web site.
The
East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowships
Description/Eligibility: Master's and Doctoral students
Award/Stipend: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program
Description/Eligibility:
- Applicants must be academic high-achievers (3.0 or better GPA).
- Applicants must be US citizens or visa-holding Permanent Residents of African American, Asian, Pacific Island, Native American, Native Alaskan, or Hispanic descent.
- They must be enrolled as a full time undergraduate or graduate student in any of the following technical fields:
- Chemistry
- Information Management
- Computing & Software Systems
- Material Science
- Printing Management Science
- Laser Optics
- Physics
- Material Science
- Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical, or Software)
Award/Stipend: $1,000 - $10,000 (depending on tuition balance, academic excellence and classification)
Deadline: September 30 of the current year
The John W. Kluge Center Scholarships
(Research Opportunities at the Library of Congress)
Description/Eligibility: The Center accommodates Fellows in-residence who pursue research in the Library's collections.
Award/Stipend: Varies
Deadline: July-August (annually)
Humboldt
Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers
Description/Eligibility: Doctorate or comparable academic degree, completed less than four years prior to the date of application. Candidates who have nearly completed their doctoral degrees are eligible to apply provided that they submit the manuscript of their dissertation or publications containing the results of their dissertation.
Award/Stipend: EUR 2,250 (monthly)
Deadline: No deadlines
Humboldt
Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers
Description/Eligibility: For scientists and scholars who completed a doctoral degree within twelve years to the date of application.
Award/Stipend: EUR 2,450 (monthly)
Deadline: No deadlines